Recipes For Bourbon Salmon

Glazing is one of the yummiest ways to cook salmon, and this Bourbon Glazed Salmon is the latest, greatest way to land a healthy serving of fish on your plate.

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Bourbon isn’t only for sipping—it’s lightly smoky, buttery flavor makes it an excellent ingredient for cooking too! (Just ask this Bourbon Chicken.)

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5 Star Review “This recipe was very easy and so tasty! My husband who really doesn’t love salmon even approved. Thank goodness because I robbed his man cave for the bourbon!” — Gail —

For a different twist, swap the maple syrup in this recipe for the same amount of honey (I love it in this Honey Glazed Salmon). Again, don’t omit the brown sugar, as it’s key to reaching the right consistency. Honey will thicken more quickly than maple syrup, so keep an eye on the glaze as it cooks.

To make this a gluten-free salmon recipe, use tamari instead of soy sauce (be sure to double check your other ingredient labels too).

Easy Bourbon Glazed Salmon

If the bourbon glaze in addition to the smokiness of a grill sounds irresistible to you, make grilled bourbon glazed salmon using the same method as in this Grilled Salmon in Foil while still using this bourbon glaze on the fish instead.

Use leftover bourbon glazed salmon on a salad (this Caesar Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Crispy Chickpea Croutons would be tasty!). It would also be scrumptious mixed in with scrambled eggs, pasta, or rice (Homemade Fried Rice with salmon sounds delish!).

Any mid-range bourbon you enjoy mixed into cocktails works well for cooking. A few of my go-tos are Bulleit, Maker’s Mark, Buffalo Trace, and Four Roses.

Date Night Bourbon Peach Glazed Salmon

If you prefer to make a non-alcoholic version of this glaze, you could try substituting 1/8 cup of apple cider vinegar plus 1/2 cup apple juice in place of the bourbon.

My recommendation is to line your foil with parchment paper. This will keep the fish from touching the foil, but you’ll still be able to form a packet to insulate the fish as it cooks.

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Bourbon Marinated Salmon

Serving: 1 (of 4) Calories: 448 kcal Carbohydrates: 14 g Protein: 45 g Fat: 14 g Saturated Fat: 2 g Cholesterol: 125 mg Potassium: 1168 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 12 g Vitamin A: 91 IU Vitamin C: 1 mg Calcium: 48 mg Iron: 2 mg

Hi, I'm Erin Clarke, and I'm fearlessly dedicated to making healthy food that's affordable, easy-to-make, and best of all DELISH. I'm the author and recipe developer here at and of The Well Plated Cookbook. I adore both sweets and veggies, and I am on a mission to save you time and dishes. WELCOME!A while back, we sent out a Café Survey requesting input from our readers (you!). We were overwhelmed with so many kind and encouraging responses, but also really appreciated the constructive criticism. Some things you suggested we began to implement immediately and others we're working on over time. This delicious Honey Bourbon Glazed Salmon is a direct result of your input!

One of the more popular requests was for more dinner-party-quality, everyday-easy recipes. It's funny because as much as I love to cook, I'm right there with you on this one. Who doesn't love a dinner that looks gorgeous, tastes crazy-delicious and doesn't take hours to prepare? I'm not into that kind of entertaining anymore, the kind that would take me hours on end to prep for. I just don't have the time these days, and I'm quite certain (from the survey) that most of you don't either.

Smoky Bourbon Salmon

So with that introduction, let me tell you about this Honey Bourbon Glazed Salmon. I've served it quite frequently lately. It checks both the boxes - definitely delicious, dinner party quality and minimal preparation time. The only real prep is preparing the sweet, sticky, spicy, gingery glaze/drizzling sauce and that's easy-peasy. Simply combine all the ingredients; honey, bourbon, brown sugar, soy sauce, whole grain mustard, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a medium size pot and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 5 minutes, till fragrant and syrupy. That's it!

A half hour before dinner, make some rice (it's wonderful over quinoa too!) and prep the asparagus. Haricots verts (those long, skinny French green beans) would be another fabulous side for this entrée. About 10 minutes before dinner, preheat the oven, brush the salmon with half of the sweet, spicy sauce and broil until deeply colored and nicely caramelized on both sides. Drizzle a little of the remaining sauce over the salmon when serving.

Besides a dinner entrée, I've also served this Honey Bourbon Glazed Salmon in a salad with an Asian dressing and lots of beautiful greens. You could add julienne carrots, cucumber slices, snow peas, sesame seeds, cashews, peanuts - really whatever you're in the mood for! For the salad, sometimes I leave the salmon whole and other times, I'll break it into chunks after broiling. However I've served it, it's always been very well received.

Brown Sugar & Bourbon Glazed Salmon

So invite some friends and have a casual - or fancy dinner party. This Asian-inspired salmon will be perfect for either. Put it on your weekly rotation too, it's easy and quick enough to serve on a busy workday and, at the same time, it's healthy and super delicious to boot. Sounds like a win, win, win, win!